5/19/2015

Called to Be Amish Review

My Thoughts:This was a very interesting look at the insights of someone 'going Amish'. There were unexpected things that I learned and then some of the things I just assumed would be part of the conversion, were. I did enjoy this book very much, I love hearing people's stories. Overall a very informative book, with lots of good stories in it. The one thing I wish the author could have shown us better was the emotion behind her story, she seemed to be rather monotone and matter of fact throughout the book. This book was provided for review purposes only, no payment was received for this review. 3.5 stars from this reviewer. What are other reviewers saying about this book? Click here for more reviews

About the book:Called to Be Amish (MennoMedia, February 2015)

Fewer than one hundred outsiders have joined the Old-Order Amish---and stayed---since 1950. Marlene C. Miller is one of them.

In this rare memoir, Marlene recounts her unhappy and abusive childhood, how she throws herself into cheerleading and marching band, and how she falls in love with Johnny, the gentle young Amish man who helps her lace her ice skates.

Against the wishes of both sets of parents, Marlene and Johnny get married and begin a family. Follow the author on this unusual journey to find out how God's love called her out of bitterness and depression and into the warm embrace of her new Amish community.

Accompany her as she dons an Amish dress and prayer covering and gets baptized. Learn how she endures the strain of ten children, a hundred-acre farm, and accidents and tragedy, and find out how she comes close to walking away from it all. Turning Amish has proven to be anything but plain and simple for this former majorette. But nearly fifty years later, Marlene is still living out God's call as an Old Order Amish woman.

Marlene C. Miller joined the Amish as an adult and has been a member of the Old Order Amish for almost 50 years. She and her husband of 48 years live on a farm in Ohio surrounded by their nine children, more than 40 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

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